For over 100 years, Curtis has provided each member of its small student body an unparalleled education alongside musical peers, distinguished by personalized attention from a faculty that includes a high proportion of actively performing musicians.
Curtis is the story of an 11-year-old African-American boy, a comic tale of sibling rivalry and family ties, of joys and turbulence, of school and church and people in the neighborhood.
Curtis faculty represent some of the brightest minds in music and education. We’re small by design so students can realize their artistic potential through intensive, individualized study and mentorship.
Read the Curtis comic strip from , and check out other Curtis comics by Ray Billingsley.
Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin, deriving from the Old French curteis (Modern French courtois) which was in turn derived from Latin cohors.
A daily comic strip by Ray Billingsley, Curtis has appeared in newspapers since 1988. It centers on an urban black family, most notably the title character, 11-year-old Curtis Wilkins. Also in the cast are his younger brother Barry, their parents, and a small number of secondary characters.
At Curtis Institute of Music, the world’s great young musicians become the leading artists, creators, and innovators in classical music. For 100 years, Curtis has been a place where dreams...
The comic strip portrays the daily life of a middle-class family living in a large American city, especially that of Curtis, the eponymous main character. It frequently chronicles aspects of African American culture and history.